Dons excel as TV political pundits, ignore rot in varsities

THE STANDARD
EDUCATION
Most TV stations have assigned these specialist dons days and hours to appear. [Courtesy]
A few days ago, a friend remarked that there were university dons who show up on national TV as experts on all manner of things.
Apparently, my friend said, these ‘specialists’ talk on issues ranging from polygamy, locust invasion, inflation, the Israel-Palestine conflict to Kenyan politics which is their favourite subject.
They appear daily on TVs at Prime Time in worn-out suits, or African wear of some sort. Of course, looking important is part of the act before these ‘learned friends’ proceed to pummel a hapless audience with arguments on all manner of topics.

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